Question

    Which of the following insect orders is most crucial in

    spreading human diseases such as malaria, dengue, and sleeping sickness?
    A Phasmatodea and Odonata Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Hymenoptera and Siphonaptera Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Diptera and Phthiraptera Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Hemiptera and Thysanoptera Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Coleoptera and Lepidoptera Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Dipterans like mosquitoes transmit malaria, dengue, and filariasis. Phthiraptera (lice) transmit typhus and relapsing fever.

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